Eurovision 2024: The Turquoise Carpet – Live!

The Turquoise Carpet, a staple event in the Host City, doubles as the official Opening Ceremony, marking the commencement of the Eurovision Song Contest Live Shows week. Malmö 2024’s Turquoise Carpet commenced today at 15:30 CEST and is being broadcast live on both the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel and via a TikTok live stream on the Eurovision account.

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The Turquoise Carpet is hosted by Elecktra and Tia Kofi! Here are tonight’s appearances:

  • Belgium

  • Slovenia

  • Azerbaijan

  • Austria

  • Portugal

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  • Norway

  • San Marino

  • Cyprus

  • Georgia

  • Czechia

  • Greece

  • Albania

  • Malta

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  • Moldova

  • Lithuania

  • Luxembourg

  • Latvia

  • Serbia

  • Croatia

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  • Spain

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  • Germany

  • Finland

  • Ukraine

  • Switzerland

  • Italy

  • Estonia

  • Armenia

  • Netherlands

  • Australia

  • Poland

  • United Kingdom

  • Iceland

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  • Ireland

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  • France

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  • Denmark

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  • Sweden

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The Israeli delegation will not attend the Carpet due to Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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5miinust and Puuluup win Viisukupla – Eurovisionsbubblan 2024

Eurovisionsbubblan 2024 the Finnish preview show for Eurovision 2024 has ended.  During the final show, both the audience and a panel review the songs competing in the Second Semifinal as well as half of the automatic qualifiers.  5miinust and Puuluup were the winners of the final show and the overall winners of the Finnish preview show.

The panel consists of singer Keira, sign language artist Miguel Peltomaa, and Eurovision commentators Eva Frantz and Mikko Silvennonen.  During the show the live audience together with the panel voted for the songs rating them positive, neutral, or negative.

The overall result was the following:

  1. Estonia – 5miinust and Puuluup – “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi” – 78% positive, 10% neutral, 12% negative
  2. Finland – Windows95man – “No Rules!” – 75% positive, 23% neutral, 2% negative
  3. Poland – Luna – “The Tower” – 73% positive, 18% negative, 9% negative
  4. Croatia – Baby Lasagna – “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” – 72% positive, 19% neutral, 9% negative
  5. Italy – Angelina Mango – “La noia” – 71% positive, 29% neutral, 0% negative
  6. Netherlands – Joost Klein – “Europapa” – 70% positive, 23% neutral, 7% negative
  7. Switzerland – Nemo – “The Code” – 69% positive, 18% neutral, 13% negative
  8. Germany – Isaak – “Always on the Run” – 68% positive, 18% neutral, 14% negative
  9. Sweden – Marcus & Martinus – “Unforgettable” – 66% positive, 32% neutral, 2% negative
  10. United Kingdom – Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” – 62% positive, 33% neutral, 5% negative
  11. Spain – Nebulossa – “Zorra” – 62% positive, 25% neutral, 13% negative
  12. Austria – Kaleen – “We Will Rave” – 59% positive, 32% neutral, 9% negative
  13. Ukraine – Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil – “Teresa & Maria” – 58% positive, 37% neutral, 5% negative
  14. Armenia – Ladaniva – “Jako” – 55% positive, 28% neutral, 17% negative
  15. Cyprus – Silia Kapsis – “Liar” – 45% positive, 50% neutral, 5% negative
  16. Albania – Besa – “Titan” – 44% positive, 25% neutral, 31% negative
  17. Lithuania – Silvester Belt – “Luktelk” – 43% positive, 34% neutral, 23% negative
  18. Luxembourg – Tali – “Fighter” – 41% positive, 36% neutral, 23% negative
  19. Greece – Marina Satti – “Zari” – 39% positive, 34% neutral, 27% negative
  20. Australia – Electric Fields – “One Milkali (One Blood)” – 37% positive, 49% neutral, 14% negative
  21. Czechia – Aiko – “Pedestal” – 34% positive, 44% neutral, 22% negative
  22. Denmark – Saba – “Sand” – 33% positive, 47% neutral, 20% negative
  23. Slovenia – Raiven – “Veronika” – 33% positive, 41% neutral, 26% negative
  24. Ireland – Bambie Thug – “Doomsday Blue” – 33% positive, 24% neutral, 43% negative
  25. Belgium – Mustii – “Before the Party is Over” – 31% positive, 53% neutral, 16% negative
  26. France – Slimane – “Mon Amour” – 31% positive, 40% neutral, 29% negative
  27. Serbia – Teya Dora – “Ramonda” – 27% positive, 48% neutral, 25% negative
  28. San Marino – Megara – “11:11” – 27% positive, 32% neutral, 41% negative
  29. Azerbaijan – Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov – “Özünlə apar” – 26% positive, 53% neutral, 21% negative
  30. Malta – Sarah Bonnici – “Loop” – 23% positive, 42% neutral, 35% negative
  31. Israel – Eden Golan – “Hurricane” – 22% positive, 33% neutral, 45% negative
  32. Georgia – Natia Busalazdze – “Firefighter” – 17% positive, 42% neutral, 41% negative
  33. Latvia – Dons – “Hollow” – 16% positive, 60% neutral, 24% negative
  34. Portugal – Iolanda – “Grito” – 16% positive, 36% neutral, 48% negative
  35. Moldova – Natalia Barbu – “In the Middle” – 12% positive, 44% neutral, 44% negative
  36. Iceland – Hera Björk – “Scared of Heights” – 7% positive, 38% neutral, 55% negative
  37. Norway – Gåte – “Ulveham” – Score not shown on screen

Source: Yle

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The Netherlands: BVN to broadcast Eurovision 2024 globally!

BVN will broadcast the Dutch coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 live from Malmö, Sweden worldwide.

International viewers will be able to watch the Dutch coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 around the world via BVN. BVN is a Dutch NPO-funded broadcaster that broadcasts Dutch-language content internationally.

BVN can be watched on cable networks in Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, the Dutch Caribbean, Thailand, Switzerland, the Philippines, South Africa and Portugal. BVN is one of the international channels of the EBU broadcasters broadcasting the competition.

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Kosovo: RTK is going to broadcast Eurovision 2024!

Kosovo’s national broadcaster RTK is going to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 live from Malmö, Sweden.

The two semi-final nights as well as the grand final are going to be broadcast specifically by RTK1 on TV and by Radio Kosovo 2 on the radio, with commentators Agron Krasniqi and Egzona Rafuna.

The non-participating countries that will broadcast the contest are:

  • North Macedonia – MRT
  • Unted States of America – Peacock
  • Kosovo – RTK
  • Montenegro – RTCG
  • Slovakia – Radio_FM

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Eurovision 2024: Turquoise Carpet Takes Place Today!

Malmö is preparing to host the esteemed participants of Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on the dazzling Turquoise Carpet.

Even if you’re not in Sweden, you can still be part of the excitement of this year’s Eurovision Turquoise Carpet. Tune in live on the official Eurovision YouTube channel from 15:30 CEST on Sunday, May 5, and catch all the glitz, glamour, and behind-the-scenes buzz.

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The Turquoise Carpet, a staple event in the Host City, doubles as the official Opening Ceremony, marking the commencement of the Eurovision Song Contest Live Shows week.

Malmö 2024’s Turquoise Carpet will roll out on Sunday, May 5, and will be broadcasted live on both the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel and via a TikTok live stream on the Eurovision account. The extravaganza kicks off at around 15:30 CEST and will be held at the newly constructed Malmö Live.

The EBU has unveiled the lineup for the artists of Eurovision 2024 who will grace the Turquoise Carpet tomorrow. Belgium will lead the pack, with the host country, Sweden, closing the Carpet.

Hosting the Turquoise Carpet will be Elecktra and Tia Kofi! Here’s the complete lineup for the Turquoise Carpet:

  • Belgium
  • Slovenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Austria
  • Portugal
  • Norway
  • San Marino
  • Cyprus
  • Georgia
  • Czechia
  • Greece
  • Albania
  • Malta
  • Moldova
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Latvia
  • Serbia
  • Croatia
  • Spain
  • Germany
  • Finland
  • Ukraine
  • Switzerland
  • Italy
  • Estonia
  • Armenia
  • Netherlands
  • Australia
  • Poland
  • United Kingdom
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • France
  • Denmark
  • Sweden

The Israeli delegation will not attend the Carpet due to Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The Turquoise Carpet ceremony will take place at the Malmo Live Congress and Concert Hall, just steps away from Malmö‘s central railway station, on Sunday, May 5.

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Eurovision 2024: Which rehearsal has the most views on TikTok?

Two days ago, the first rehearsals for all 37 entries officially concluded, and today the second rehearsals are expected to be completed, with the Big 5 and the host country Sweden taking the stage at the Malmö Arena for the second time! This means that we are getting closer to the Eurovision week, with the Dress and Jury Rehearsals for the first semi-final starting on Monday.

However, as we know on TikTok, all the first rehearsals are uploaded. Apart from their performances, we’ll also get a sneak peek backstage before they take the stage for the first time in a video of about one minute.

One of the many features of TikTok is the ability to add songs to each user’s video creation. However, the TikTok algorithm is usually able to detect the song used in the video, assign it to the correct track, and then include it in the total number of videos where that sound has been used. Based on this capability, the most popular songs before rehearsals were from the Netherlands and Italy. Will they receive the same promotion as before?

The ranking with all the entries (in brackets will be the day of the rehearsal) based on the increasing number of views after one week from the start of the first rehearsals on TikTok is as follows:

  1. NetherlandsJoost (fourth day) – Europapa 3.2 milion views
  2. Greece: Marina Satti (third day) – ZARI – 2.7 million views
  3. Poland: LUNA (first day)The Tower –1.5 million views
  4. Switzerland: Nemo (third day) – The Code – 1.2 million views
  5. Serbia: Teya Dora (first day) – Ramonda – 980.1 thousand views
  6. Ukraine: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil (first day) – Teressa & Maria – 971.2 thousand views
  7. Croatia: Baby Lasagna (first day) – Rim Tim Tagi Dim – 812.3 thousand views
  8. Georgia: Nutsa (fourth day) – FireFighter – 637.4 thousand views
  9. Israel: Eden Golan (fourth day) – Hurricane – 607.1 thousand views
  10. Belgium: Mustii (fourth day) – Before The Party Is Over – 585.7 thousand views
  11. United Kingdom: Olly Alexander (sixth day) – Dizzy – 567.4 thousand views
  12. Armenia: LADANIVA (third day)  – Jako – 528.6 thousand views
  13. Sweden: Marcus & Martinus (sixth day) Unforgettable – 515.6 thousand views
  14. Spain: Nebulossa (sixth day)Zorra – 448.5 thousand views
  15. Albania: Besa (third day) – TiTan – 413.5 thousand views
  16. France: Slimane (sixth day) Mon Amour – 412.5 thousand views
  17. Ireland: Bambie Thug (first day) – Doomsday Blue – 388.2 thousand views
  18. Latvia: Dons (fourth day) – Hollow – 383.2 thousand viewsc
  19. Austria: Kaleen (third day)  – We Will Rave – 366.2 thousand views
  20. Azerbaijan: FAHREE feat. Ilkin Dovlatov (second day) – Özünlə Apar – 363.5 thousand views
  21. Cyrpus: Silia Kapsis (first day) – Liar – 324.8 thousand views
  22. Lithuania: Silvester Belt (first day) – Luktelk – 306.2 thousand views
  23. Luxembourg: TALI (second day) – Fighter – 304.3 thousand views
  24. Estonia: 5MIINUST x Puuluup (fourth day) – (Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi – 292.0 thousand views
  25. Malta: Sarah Bonnici (third day) – Loop –  291.7 thousand views
  26. Czechia: Aiko (third day) – Pedestal – 284.9 thousand views
  27. Denmark: SABA (third day) – SAND – 262.0 thousand views
  28. Norway: Gåte (fourth day) – Ulveham – 255.4 thousand views
  29. San Marino: Megara (fourth day) – 11:11 – 238.2 thousand views
  30. Australia: Electric Fields (sexond day) – One Milkali (One Blood) – 229.9 thousand views
  31. Moldova: Natalia Barbu (second day) – In The Middle – 211.0 thousand views
  32. Germany: Isaak (sixth day)Always On The Run – 210.2 thousand views
  33. Portugal: iolanda (second day) – Grito – 192.3 thousand views
  34. Italy: Angelina Mango (sixth day) La Noia – 186.0 thousand views
  35. Iceland: Hera Bjork (second day) – Scared of Heights –  180.3 thousand views
  36. Finland: Windows95man (second day) – No Rules – 172.2 thousand views
  37. Slovenia: Raiven (second day) – Veronika – 162.4 thousand views

The views were counted at 17:45 CET.

Based on the views from the first semi-final, the following countries will qualify (in ascending order): Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Croatia, Ireland, Azerbaijan, Cyprus (seventh), Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Australia.

Similarly, from the second semi-final, the following countries will qualify: Netherlands, Greece, Switzerland, Georgia, Israel, Belgium, Armenia, Albania, Latvia, and Austria.

TikTok has played a significant role in the success of Eurovision songs in recent years. For example, Duncan Laurence’s winning entry “Arcade” became a global hit a year after winning the competition when it was used in over a million videos on TikTok. One of the earliest TikTok successes from Eurovision was Getter Jaani’s “Rockefeller Street”, which went viral on the platform in 2018 and has since been used in over two million videos. Let’s not forget that Armenia’s entry in 2022 by Rosa Linn with “Snap” gained over a billion views on the platform. Finally, Norway’s entry last year gained significant worldwide publicity months before the competition week, where it secured fifth place.

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Eurovision 2024: Italy’s second rehearsal!

Next up on the stage of Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is Italy. Angelina Mango with her song “La Noia” is ready for her second rehearsal on the stage of Malmö Arena!

Who is Angelina Mango?

With 4 platinum records, two gold records, and a completely sold-out tour, Angelina Mango was one of the break-out stars of 2023 in Italy.

Only 23 years of age, Angelina was born in a musical family environment. Both her parents, Laura Valente and Mango were professional musicians and singers. Angelina’s music is a mix that brings together different influences, including Italian and American rap, R&B, and instrumental music.

In her songs, the singer-songwriter addresses issues and themes that are relevant to her, such as the anxieties of GenZ, love, the need for freedom, and the value of family.

Angelina Mango won the prestigious Festival di Sanremo and therefore gained the right to represent Italy in Eurovision 2024, which she accepted. Angelina Mango is the first female Italian representative since 2016, the first female act to win Festival di Sanremo since 2014, and the first solo female act to win Festival di Sanremo and represent the country in Eurovision.

The Rehearsal

We’ve made it to the final first rehearsal of 2024, and it’s Italy’s Angelina Mango singing her song La Noia. She was a big breakout star in Italy in 2023, with a sell-out tour and a huge TikTok following. Next stop Sanremo, then Eurovision. She describes her music as influenced by Italian and American rap, R’n’B, and instrumental music, and La Noia has elements of all of these.

Italy second rehearsal Eurovision 2024. Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU

This feels like a huge departure from Angelina’s performance at Sanremo, and even the official video – Angelina has five female backing dancers, and the staging feels like it’s set in a forest of naked trees. It also starts with four of the five cubes lowered to the floor, projected with branches to enclose the dancers. So…four ACTUAL BOXES.

They raise to reveal Angelina in the middle backed by a huge throne also made of interwoven twigs and branches. Her costume is a red sparkly corset with plant-like patterns on her legs and arms, and her dancers have a similar style but without the red, so it’s more of a nude effect. The whole effect of trees and plants and flowers on the LED wall has a really fantastical appeal – like a psychedelic, magical woodland, but makes it fashionable.

Italy second rehearsal Eurovision 2024. Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU

Incidentally, La Noia translates as ‘the boredom’, and Angelina dances her way through it – literally the ‘cumbia of boredom’. Absolutely nothing boring about this staging – it’s full of color texture and richness.

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Ukraine: Watch the official music video of “Teresa & Maria” by alyona alyona and Jerry Heil!

Just a few days before the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 commences, the Ukrainian represenatives, alyona alyona and Jerry Heil, present the official music video of the Ukrainian entry for this year’s contest.

In the music video we can see tha faces of “Ukrainian women who walk a thorny path every day (…) through pain, joy, tears, laugh, disappointment”. The artists also rub an online campaign with the hashtag #WorldOnHerShoulder (in English and Ukrainian) wanting to talk about “the women who inspire you and make you believe in tomorrow, even when it seems like tomorrow will never come”.

Watch the official music video of “Teresa & Maria” by alyona alyona and Jerry Heil in the video below:

Ukraine takes part in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2024 on May 7.

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Eurovision 2024: Spain’s Second Rehearsal!

Next up on the stage of Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is Spain. Nebulossa with their song “ZORRA” are ready for their second rehearsal on the stage of Malmö Arena!

Who are Nebulossa?

This synth-pop duo from Alicante features Mery Bas providing vocals and Mark Dasousa on synths.

Bas and Dasousa are also a couple in real life, having been married for over 20 years and having two children. Bas decided to embark on a musical career after turning 50, and the artist wants to encourage people to break free from society’s labels and celebrate their identities and liberty. That’s how Nebulossa was born

The lyrics of “ZORRA” are autobiographical and were conceived as self-therapy by Mery, who needed to express herself to shake all the feelings of discrimination she has felt for being a free-spirited woman.

Nebulossa won Benidorm Fest 2024, the Spanish national selection for Eurovision 2024, and got the ticket for Malmö.

The Rehearsal

Next up it’s Spain’s Nebulossa, bringing huge shoulders and big 80s synth-pop vibes to the Eurovision stage. They are made up of vocalist Mery Bas, and Mark Dasousa on the guitar.

Zorra means ‘vixen’ in Spanish, but it’s also used as a slur about women – I would share the relevant words, but after Aiko bra-gate, I’m trying not to crash the live blog. So this song is about reclaiming the word Zorra and breaking free from the discrimination free-spirited women are subjected to.

Spain second rehearsal Eurovision 2024. Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU

It’s also a huge disco bop, and fans of Benidorm Fest *waves in Spanish* will be delighted to learn that the circular red sofa has come to Malmo, but a front section has been painted gold so it’s giving a very classy Spanish flag. We don’t find this out until the end of the intro, however, because this performance starts INSIDE the middle cube – it’s the first time we’ve seen it lowered to the stage. Which means there’s ACTUALLY A BOX. Incredible.

The whole vibe and aesthetic is very much what we saw at Benidorm Fest, but just bigger and more fabulous – with lyrics on the LED wall during the singalong sections, and huge ZORRAs pulsing on the cubes.

Spain second rehearsal Eurovision 2024. Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU

Mery’s costume is a sheer lace catsuit with flared trousers and giant puffy shoulders – we’ve just been told that it was designed by US designer Michael Costelloe and is encrusted with over 100,000 tiny crystals.

Her two male dancers, meanwhile, start in stylish black suits, but they’re soon dispensed with to reveal bare chests, thonged corsets, and PVC thigh boots. It’s three minutes of pure theatre, and we can’t wait to hear the whole crowd singing along to this next week.

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Eurovision 2024: France’s second rehearsal!

Next on stage is Slimane from France. The popular artist represents his country with “Mon Amour”, an emotional ballad that showcases his vocal abilities. Having achieved big success on streaming platforms, Slimane hopes to give his country a place in the Top 10, after two years of mediocre results

Who is Slimane?

Slimane Nebchi (known with his stage name as Slimane) was born and raised in France, while he is of Algerian descent through his grandparents.

Since winning The Voice (France) in 2016, Slimane’s rise in popularity has been meteoric, with 2 million albums sold, 5 NRJ Music Awards, 2 billion worldwide streams, 7 million followers on social media and a Victorie de la Musique to his name.

The singer wrote the lyrics of Mon amour and co-composed the song with his inseparable partners and friends Yaacov and Meir Salah, with whom Slimane has been making music since the age of 15.

Slimane was selected internally by France Télévisions for Eurovision 2024. In fact, “Mon Amour” was the first Eurovision 2024 entry released in November 2023.

The Rehearsal

France’s Slimane is up next, with his sweeping ballad Mon Amour. He’s become an established star in his home country since he won The Voice (France) in 2016, and now has his sights set on Eurovision.

The staging for this performance has the same energy as the official video, with lots of close-ups of Slimane sharing his pain and asking the big questions about love. His vocal range and the simple piano accompaniment create a kind of breathless intensity, and nobody does his kind of chanson d’amour quite like France.

 

Staging wise, it starts with Slimane lying on the floor in a white suit, and he performs the first half of the song on his knees, interacting with the camera in a way that feels like a POV of a really intense argument. The juxtaposition of this with the questions he asks in the lyrics feels really immersive, like you’re part of the encounter. We might have just held our breath for three minutes.

France second rehearsal Eurovision 2024. Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU

At the end there’s a section where Slimane steps away from the mic and sings the final chorus entirely acapella, in a cloud of smoke. We’ve seen this element before during pre-party season, but in this big arena it creates a haunting echo.

France second rehearsal Eurovision 2024. Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU

Later today, a video will be released featuring thirty seconds of footage from the Big 5 and Sweden’s performances. This video will be posted on the official Eurovision YouTube channel after the end of today’s rehearsals.

More information on France‘s performance will be released on Monday 6/5, after the second semi-final dress rehearsal.

Source: Eurovision.tv

 

 

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